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We found a lost temple using maths sent by an ancient Sumerian god | Curator's Corner w. Matt Parker
It's not every day you get to say 'I found a lost, presumed to be mythical, ancient Sumerian temple'. Unless you're curator of ancient Mesopotamia Sébastien Rey. Because he did exactly that - rediscovering the Temple of Ningirsu in Girsu, in Southern Iraq. And he did it by cracking an ancient Sumerian maths puzzle that had stumped archaeologists for over 140-years.
Join Matt Parker and find out how unit fractions and predictive archaeology are 'way better than the golden ratio'.
Huge thanks to Matt Parker for coming along for the ride. You can check out his video with curator Ilona Regulski on the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus here: ruclips.net/video/g_qbIsltNmQ/видео.html
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Everything you wanted to ask about the ancient Roman Empire | History Hotline
Просмотров 18 тыс.21 день назад
Deep within the heart of the British Museum is a mysterious and strange artefact - a telephone that only appears when inquisitive children have burning questions about history for British Museum curators. This time the History Hotline appears on Roman archaeology curator Carolina de Lima’s desk, which means some of you must be studying the ancient Roman empire! This video was created in collabo...
Discovering how a bark shield from the Iron Age was made | Curator's Corner Se9 Ep2 | Sophia Adams
Просмотров 23 тыс.Месяц назад
The only way to find out what the Enderby Shield, the only known Iron Age shield made from bark, may actually have looked like is to task a crack team of experimental archaeologists with crazy Iron Age skills, and a nose for detective work, to authentically recreate it. Curator of European and Roman Conquest period, Sophia Adams and this extraordinary team follow a trail of clues from laborator...
Michelangelo The Genius Who Got Better With Age | With Sarah Vowles | Curator's Corner S9 Ep1
Просмотров 66 тыс.Месяц назад
He painted the Sistine Chapel, he sculpted the famous David, he was a poet, architect, and inventor. Everyone thought Michelangelo was a genius… except Michelangelo. And as he got older his self-doubt and search for reassurance from friends increased. Curator, Sarah Vowles, reveals how one the world’s greatest artistic geniuses coped with the challenges of getting old. 00:00 Introduction 00:21 ...
Curator's Corner Season Eight | Season Wrap Up | Answering your Burning Questions
Просмотров 9 тыс.2 месяца назад
It’s been a while since we posted Season 8 of Curator’s Corner, and in that time you guys have asked a lot of questions. An awful lot in fact! So, we thought we’d try something new. We’ve invited some curators back to get you the answers you have been hankering after. It’s a kind of curator’s Q and A, and a Season 8 wrap up all in one. Season 8 was pretty special because we got to travel to Jap...
Tales from the sea | Uncovering Peru’s island sculptures | Entangled histories | Español
Просмотров 15 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Credits: Film footage from Guardian of Guano Written and directed by Ana Elisa Sotelo van Oordt, 2014 Line drawing from a Moche vessel (AD 100-800) showing a boat carrying prisoners, paddled by a supernatural being Drawing: Moche Archive, Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, D.C. Line drawing from a Moche vessel (AD 100-800) showing a sea lion hunt Drawing: Moche Archive...
The only artist in the world to embed gold leaves in glass; kirikane | Yamamoto Akane: Making Beauty
Просмотров 425 тыс.6 месяцев назад
This series celebrates the work of living Japanese artists and craftspeople. Yamamoto Akane puts the traditional decorative technique of kirikane centre stage in her stunning glass sculptures, with painstaking precision she melds gold leaves together, cuts them into tiny strands and shapes and then uses them to create mesmerising geometric designs inspired by Buddhist sculpture decoration. This...
The Ramayana in Myanmar | A Burmese Tapestry (Kalaga/shwe chi doe) | Curator's Corner S8 Ep10
Просмотров 19 тыс.6 месяцев назад
In 1767, Hsinbyushin, king of the Konbaung dynasty of central Myanmar, launched an attack on the kingdom of Ayutthaya (central Thailand). After Hsinbyushin's victory, many of Ayutthaya's people were forcibly moved into the Burmese heartland, but with some continuing to work in their specialist fields. One such group were the Thai theatrical troupes. And they took the Burmese court by storm by g...
Conservation of a wall painting tracing from the Kondo of Horyuji temple, Nara
Просмотров 10 тыс.7 месяцев назад
This is a full-size tracing of wall no. 9, the Pure Land of Miroku, in the Kondo of Horyuji temple, Nara, painted in the late 7th century. In December 1879, the British diplomat Ernest Satow (1843-1929) visited Horyuji together with William Anderson and saw the Kondo wall-paintings. Realizing their importance, he commissioned the painter Sakurai Koun to produce a copy of wall no. 9, and this pr...
Installation day is finally here | Conserving the Sherborne Cartonnage | Ep 6
Просмотров 11 тыс.7 месяцев назад
After four years of extensive conservation work on this amazing ancient Egyptian mummy coffin, the cartonnage is finally going on display! Join the Museum's very own Fantastic Four; Verena, Barbara, Helene and John (open flames are not permitted in the Museum, so none of them are the Human Torch... and owing to the teams dexterity we're pretty sure none of them are the Thing either) for an upda...
Conserving the Sherborne Cartonnage | The Movie | Ep 1-5
Просмотров 8 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Conservation work on the Sherborne Cartonnage has now been completed, and we’re happy to announce that we are releasing the final episode in this epic saga next week. To bring everyone up to speed we've combined the first five episodes into an omnibus. Get ready because this week we offer you Sherborne Cartonnage: The Movie. 48 minutes of pure unadulterated conservation content. 0:41 Ep1 Acquir...
Highgate Cemetery Tour | Famous (and not so famous) British Museum graves | Curator's Corner S8 Ep9
Просмотров 143 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Join Curator of ‘this and that’ Henry Flynn as he takes you, yeah you, on a British Museum themed tour of London’s Highgate Cemetery. Highgate Cemetery is the final resting place of an incredible number of people you’ve almost definitely heard of. Philosopher, economist and political theorist; Karl Marx. Author and 6 ft 5 ape-descendant; Douglas Adams. Activist and founder of Notting Hill Carni...
Why Peacocking in Ancient Athens might get you ostracised (ostrichsized?) | Curator’s Corner S8 Ep8
Просмотров 29 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Luxury and power: Persia to Greece 4 May 2023 - 13 Aug 2023 BOOK TICKETS: bit.ly/3p5EgYU Supported by American Friends of the British Museum BullionVault CONTENT WARNING: Most depictions of peacocks in this video are to scale, although the main depiction of a peacock is only 2 cms. No depictions of peacocks are in any way ostrich sized. #PersianIncursion #OstrichsizedForPeacockOwnership #Curato...
The Iron Age Shield... that's made of bark? The Enderby Shield | Curator's Corner S8 Ep7
Просмотров 247 тыс.Год назад
In 2015, what we knew about Iron Age shields all changed. And it changed in a field in Leicester... Iron Age Curator Sophia Adams explains the construction of the first shield made of tree bark *ever discovered* in the Northern Hemisphere - how it was built, how it was used and how it changes what we know about shields of the time. It's 2,200 years old. And it's an object you can really get beh...
Dave Bull Carves Hokusai's Picture Book of Everything | Curator's Corner S8 Ep6 #CuratorsCorner
Просмотров 122 тыс.Год назад
If you make woodblock prints for a living, you know the name Hokusai, and if you’re a woodblock carver and you hear about original drawings from Hokusai that have never been carved into prints you would most likely do a little happy dance. Which is exactly what David Bull did when he found out about the collection of original Hokusai drawings known as the ‘Picture Book of Everything’, recently ...
Beyond the Mutiny on the Bounty, the founding of Pitcairn Island | Entangled histories
Просмотров 26 тыс.Год назад
Beyond the Mutiny on the Bounty, the founding of Pitcairn Island | Entangled histories
Jamaican healers & plant warriors | In conversation with Charmaine Watkiss | Entangled histories
Просмотров 7 тыс.Год назад
Jamaican healers & plant warriors | In conversation with Charmaine Watkiss | Entangled histories
19th century Han Women's Outfit | Chinese Fashion | Curator's Corner S8 Ep5 #CuratorsCorner
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19th century Han Women's Outfit | Chinese Fashion | Curator's Corner S8 Ep5 #CuratorsCorner
How the Greco-Persian Wars changed the way Athenians drank their wine | Curator's Corner S8 Ep4
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How the Greco-Persian Wars changed the way Athenians drank their wine | Curator's Corner S8 Ep4
Excavating Cuneiform Tablets in Iraq with the Girsu Project | Curator's Corner S8 Ep3
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Excavating Cuneiform Tablets in Iraq with the Girsu Project | Curator's Corner S8 Ep3
How to date an Artefact | Tudor Pendant of Henry VIII & Katherine of Aragon | Curator's Corner S8 E2
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How to date an Artefact | Tudor Pendant of Henry VIII & Katherine of Aragon | Curator's Corner S8 E2
Curious Clocks and Watches through time with Oliver Cooke | Curator's Corner S8 E1
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Curious Clocks and Watches through time with Oliver Cooke | Curator's Corner S8 E1
New Season of Curator's Corner and other Channel Updates | #CuratorsCorner
Просмотров 7 тыс.Год назад
New Season of Curator's Corner and other Channel Updates | #CuratorsCorner
How to make a Hawaiian Drum | Lapaiki
Просмотров 8 тыс.Год назад
How to make a Hawaiian Drum | Lapaiki
Everything you wanted to ask about ancient Egypt (provided you’re a 9-year-old) | History Hotline
Просмотров 20 тыс.Год назад
Everything you wanted to ask about ancient Egypt (provided you’re a 9-year-old) | History Hotline
Learn how to read Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs with Ilona Regulski | Curator's Corner S7 E11
Просмотров 480 тыс.Год назад
Learn how to read Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs with Ilona Regulski | Curator's Corner S7 E11
The Automaton that is also a Drinking Game | with Rachel King | Curator's Corner S7 Ep9
Просмотров 126 тыс.Год назад
The Automaton that is also a Drinking Game | with Rachel King | Curator's Corner S7 Ep9
Sohni and Mahiwal, Maharajah Ranjit Singh and other Punjabi stories | Curator's Corner S7 Ep9
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Sohni and Mahiwal, Maharajah Ranjit Singh and other Punjabi stories | Curator's Corner S7 Ep9
Renaissance Metalworking and Lifecasting with Rachel King | Curator's Corner S7 Ep8
Просмотров 39 тыс.Год назад
Renaissance Metalworking and Lifecasting with Rachel King | Curator's Corner S7 Ep8
The Rosetta Stone and what it actually says with Ilona Regulski | Curator's Corner S7 Ep7
Просмотров 2 млнГод назад
The Rosetta Stone and what it actually says with Ilona Regulski | Curator's Corner S7 Ep7

Комментарии

  • @MadAnthonyI
    @MadAnthonyI 8 часов назад

    Could the eye furrows represent Odin or Wodin? Oh, I see now you suggested that.

  • @Merdle
    @Merdle 10 часов назад

    More of Oliver!!

  • @FortunateXpat
    @FortunateXpat 10 часов назад

    The Finns are not Scandinavian.

  • @suescourfield7902
    @suescourfield7902 11 часов назад

    Exceptionally interesting - I need to watch this again and again to take in all the information.

  • @PedroCarvalhoLC43
    @PedroCarvalhoLC43 12 часов назад

    Its really funny that 4000 yrs later we still have city deities 😂

  • @karoshi2
    @karoshi2 13 часов назад

    I love the excitement about the topic. As a good DM you should let your players solve your puzzles, though. ;-)

  • @jamiecorrigan3241
    @jamiecorrigan3241 13 часов назад

    STANDING IN FRONT OF THIS HELMET IN ITS CASE, YOU CAN FIND YOUR OWN EYES REFLECTED IN THE HELMETS EYE HOLES LOOKING BACK AT YOU ~~~ QUITE A THRILL.

  • @evgeniykovalev3424
    @evgeniykovalev3424 17 часов назад

    I wonder, is there some modern masters who try to repeat this product?

  • @Techgnome21
    @Techgnome21 19 часов назад

    There's a book and movie about the discovery of this burial mound. "The dig"

  • @Techgnome21
    @Techgnome21 19 часов назад

    So, you're saying left handed people are superior!!

  • @demonicsquid7217
    @demonicsquid7217 19 часов назад

    All hail Ningirsu!

  • @gavinpeters9531
    @gavinpeters9531 21 час назад

    @standupmaths now do the real world measurements, times, etc that are recorded in the geometry of the pyramids!!

  • @AutismusPrime69
    @AutismusPrime69 21 час назад

    Please learn English. Cant understand anything you say.

  • @MauriceChilds
    @MauriceChilds День назад

    I see white lines overlaying some archaeology which have no discernible correspondence with the underlying visible strata. Then the video carries on as if there was, with no discussion.

  • @Acute.
    @Acute. День назад

    Jonathan Ferguson and this lady are GOATED

  • @zuzuspetals38
    @zuzuspetals38 День назад

    Love this guys presentation, but did have to watch twice bc he’s a fast talker 😬👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @ianglenn2821
    @ianglenn2821 День назад

    Is the pattern of the building trying to communicate a number, or a series of fractions? At 3:49 we see the side facing the king statue, maybe the more important side, is the longest side, it has 6 main indents. Then the other piece with such indents has 4 of them, and it makes a corner. So there are 6 wall pieces, 6 gates, hmm maybe just something about 1,2,3,4,6 ratios.

  • @robsright4256
    @robsright4256 День назад

    I love this guy!! 😂😂 0:59

  • @expatatat
    @expatatat День назад

    I don’t agree with her analysis of the wear pattern based upon that single flattened strip of beads, if that was a result of excessive handling then surly the other design elements immediately flanking the missing bead pattern would show similar asymmetric wear, I see none. Idk

  • @tinamagnuson2
    @tinamagnuson2 День назад

    So refreshing to hear English spoken properly.

  • @user-bc5gg6jf7f
    @user-bc5gg6jf7f День назад

    He reminds me of John Candy, the American actor.

  • @johnrandolph6121
    @johnrandolph6121 День назад

    I don't think the tattoo is a good look for you.

  • @cavecavecavecave5295
    @cavecavecavecave5295 День назад

    It's important to know that. Those little bits of rusty looking metal, clinging to the brown helmet, are the actual pieces of the "helmet". Technically it's the Sutton hooe scrap pile.

  • @debsylvester2012
    @debsylvester2012 День назад

    That was a delightful presentation. Thank you. ☮️👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @-_-j
    @-_-j День назад

    I wish I could like it several times

  • @gotasification
    @gotasification День назад

    Greece nowadays is the quintessential hard core capitalism . democracy is only on the paper

  • @randohoward8903
    @randohoward8903 День назад

    A wonderfully interesting presentation - thank you!

  • @Nick-Lab
    @Nick-Lab 2 дня назад

    5:00 What is this!? A temple for ants!?

  • @adamadams6740
    @adamadams6740 2 дня назад

    Very cool,the presenter is awesome as well. Very nice

  • @davidjames5517
    @davidjames5517 2 дня назад

    Such a great video, such a wonderful story; thank you so much for your passion and work❤

  • @simonfilko3233
    @simonfilko3233 2 дня назад

    Beautiful ❤

  • @klaradr.wenzel663
    @klaradr.wenzel663 2 дня назад

    Nem mondaná Magyarul (is)?

  • @charlesgoddard7026
    @charlesgoddard7026 2 дня назад

    Such a brilliant video! Some years ago, the BM invited subscribers to vote on how they would like to see the BM increase its outreach - and I voted for small vids, from curators, about special objects in their collections. Each and every one is pure gold - but as an architect this just hit my sweet spot. Beautiful guys - many many thanks!

    • @britishmuseum
      @britishmuseum 2 дня назад

      Wow - that was some years ago. Next year will be the 10 year anniversary of said vote, as well as the 10 year anniversary of the first Curator's Corner episode. It also looks as though we'll be hitting our 100th episode around that time...what a coincidence... thanks for sticking with us for so long, and keep your eyes out for something a little extra next year.

  • @fredmidtgaard5487
    @fredmidtgaard5487 2 дня назад

    Danish Anglian sword

  • @Annie-ex3ge
    @Annie-ex3ge 2 дня назад

    Sounds delucious!

  • @j0nnyism
    @j0nnyism 2 дня назад

    I wonder if ptolomey 5th had to deal with some kind of usurpation threat which possibly instigated this act

  • @kingoftadpoles
    @kingoftadpoles 2 дня назад

    As someone quite into archaeology, absolutely love this. Beautiful work.

  • @bobnewmanknott3433
    @bobnewmanknott3433 2 дня назад

    I will never find out after 10 mins of hearing how great the presenters thought of the others were and thus themselves yet without a start to the actual tour I gave up !

  • @jisu222
    @jisu222 2 дня назад

    This is one of 4 complete helmets we have from this period. Continues to explain how it was pieced together and is incomplete. 😂😂😂

  • @hermes_job_observer144
    @hermes_job_observer144 2 дня назад

    God: To whom it may concern: Your glorified parking garage hasn't been properly zoned and is without permit. Your nieghbors are complaining it's blocking their view of the horizon line, and is an eye sore, as well as a public nuissance. I therefore make urgently demands for it's immediate removal. Oh, and don't bother contacting the complaintants. All further communication between all involved parties has been blocked until further notice. Sincerely, Your One and Only. Peace. Memo: 144

  • @abawndeh
    @abawndeh 3 дня назад

    Can you guys give Belize back al the artifacts that your ancestors stole? It was stolen. Want me tell you why? Can Belizean go to the museum and get them? No right stealing is stealing. Fix your ancestors wrongs. Stop holding on to what the real pirates had that wasn't theirs and if you can't understand that it's not for England then you dealing in stolen goods by the your own laws

  • @mtsb_3618
    @mtsb_3618 3 дня назад

    This is what I like about art. It's not always about the art, but the stories behind it. The artist's life, personality, struggles, thoughts, emotions, etc., a reflection of his / her time.. Sometimes they're even more interesting than the art itself!

  • @gbbarn
    @gbbarn 3 дня назад

    Imagine how many parties these rocks were part of.

  • @Daniellehaunani
    @Daniellehaunani 3 дня назад

    I would assume they would have laid the sword on their chest

  • @Daniellehaunani
    @Daniellehaunani 3 дня назад

    These people had ZERO electricity …not one power tool. You can’t convince me there wasn’t something about life back then that we don’t know about. No one today with all our advancements can create any of this without some form of modern help

  • @JohnChaffer-wo5bm
    @JohnChaffer-wo5bm 3 дня назад

    I would think if it was built for decoration it would not be as thick. I believe it was built for battle

  • @hollydawnhewlett9255
    @hollydawnhewlett9255 3 дня назад

    Thank you for being even handed and reminding folks that people lived differently that we did!

  • @user-Mike755
    @user-Mike755 3 дня назад

    I wonder was this worn in battle, used symbolically or just for burial.

  • @GodDemonPazuzuYaldabaothYahweh
    @GodDemonPazuzuYaldabaothYahweh 3 дня назад

    Apedemak, maahes, yaldabaoth, yahweh.

  • @SuperTreemendus
    @SuperTreemendus 3 дня назад

    There are only little bits left so it's not very convincing 😢.